Marchen (Unicode block) explained

Blockname:	Marchen
Rangestart:	11C70
Rangeend:	11CBF
Script1:	Marchen
9 0:	68
Note:	^[1] ^[2]

Marchen is a Unicode block containing characters from the Marchen alphabet, which has been used to write the extinct Zhang-Zhung language of the Zhang-zhung culture of Tibet.^[3] In modern Bon usage, Marchen is also used to write Tibetan.

History

The following Unicode-related documents record the purpose and process of defining specific characters in the Marchen block:

		Count	L2 ID	WG2 ID	Document
9.0	U+11C70..11C8F, 11C92..11CA7, 11CA9..11CB6	68		N4032
				N4491
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Notes and References

1. Web site: Unicode character database. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
2. Web site: Enumerated Versions of The Unicode Standard. The Unicode Standard. 2023-07-26.
3. Web site: N4491: Final proposal to encode the Marchen script in the SMP of the UCS. 2013-10-22. Andrew. West. Andrew West (linguist).